Both competence and social skills are trainable. A specific shop may not be able to train both, but there are shops that can train at least one of the above.
My last job I could take the most incompetent beginner and make them productive. In my current one, I really can only train that social skill side.
Obviously tail behavior on either end may make training not worth it.
>My last job I could take the most incompetent beginner and make them productive. In my current one, I really can only train that social skill side.
The problem is not the incompetent beginner. The incompetent beginner has potential for future competence.
Incompetent seniors are a bigger issue, since their future potential is usually limited, and they might still have sway due to their seniority. This is especially bad in big bureaucratic companies.
My last job I could take the most incompetent beginner and make them productive. In my current one, I really can only train that social skill side.
Obviously tail behavior on either end may make training not worth it.